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Written question asked by Peter Dowd (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 July 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 July 2017. It was answered by Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 July 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Armed Forces: Allowances

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces received an operational allowance in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17.

Answer

The total number of members of the Armed Forces who received an Operational Allowance in the years requested is shown below:

Financial Year

Number of Service Personnel receiving an Operational Allowance

2014-15

15,592

2015-16

4,729

2016-17

5,994


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
5769
Session
2017-19
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Armed forces Allowances
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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